Hello,

I am feeling like we are to the dog days of summer now.  The slow down and the feeling that nothing is really pressing is  upon me at least.  We had a good time this week on our visit to Philly and the Barn’s Exibit.  I did use the audio guide that the museum provides and that did enhance my experience.   I enjoyed all the images.  I had forgotten that he collected so may African masks.  That is a subject that I too love.   Barns took so much care in how he presented the material that it was quite enjoyable.    I found that by the beginning of the third  hour of intense looking that my mind could not really absorb  much more  material.   We really only did a through look at the top floor as the ticket man told us floor one was crowded when we started, so he sent us upstairs.   Eric and I agreed that we will need to do a return trip.   I was exhausted and slept really well that night.   I feel really good about looking at art too- it is so stimulating.  Because I was away for three full days this week I did not get too much done.

  Progress Report: Thoth  Eric’s birthday gift is finally finished.  I will add the sleeve this evening and then give it to him.  He can take it to his office and hang it next week.  I like the stencil of Thoth and I am sure I will use it again.  

 

 

 

 

This second shot is of the eye is one of the Egyptian’s favorite symbols.    I quilted in papyrus plants  and leaves in the back ground as a part of my new push to add interesting quilting to my work.

This golden scarib is from an old stencil that I did several years ago.  I have made it a habit to always create a new stencil or stamp in the Egyptian style for each additional quilt that I create in this on going series.     There seem to be many people in my life who find Egypt fasinating, including myself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wind Fall   I stared this quilt weeks ago and I have only just gotten back to it.  I wanted to do something for the “Sticks and Stones” show that was not rock related.    We had some sever weather a few weeks ago and there were lots of little dead branches that were blown down after the storm.  I had collected a pile as they were so smooth and simple in shape.  I hand stitched with heave cotton some to them to the surface over the course of the last few weeks.  They are all attached now and I will begin to quilt the piece this week .  So the final will show up next time.

I hope summer is proceeding in a clam forward motion for everyone.

Keep Creating

Carol